What are the benefits where you work?
I am curious as to what benefits people are getting aside from their base pay. How do those benefits compare with what you received in the past?
The benefits at my current company are the best I've had. Here is what we get:
1) Medical insurance - I pay $161/month for a $3,000 deductible family plan. I could opt to pay $318/month for a plan with a smaller deductible, but then I could do the HSA.
2) Health Savings Account - My company matches my contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,250/year.
3) Dental care - I pay $13 a month for a plan that covers free basic care and about half the cost of other stuff.
4) Vision - I pay $13.99/month for a family plan.
5) Basic Life Insurance - 2 x base pay
6) Basic AD&D Insurance - 1 x base pay
7) Short Term and Long Term disability plans
8) Business travel insurance - 4 x base pay
9) They combined sick and vacation together into PTO and set the amount based on age. I'm in the oldest bracket and get 7 weeks / year and can carry over a maximum of 3 weeks. Anything over that is lost without compensation.
10) We can choose from two basic work schedules (standard 40 hour week OR work 9 hours per day except Fridays, on which you work 8 hours one week and have Friday off the next week). You can choose to start your work day between 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM, but you are expected to keep a regular schedule. I have also heard rumors about some moms switching to a 32 hour (four eights) work schedule, but I don't know what the trade offs are for that. It appears to be a way to keep key people from opting to just stay home.
11) Free onsite gym (spouses can also use it)
12) Subsidized onsite cafeteria. They also sell prepared take-home meals for people to busy to cook.
13) A bonus program based on a combination of the companies performance, your department's performance, and your performance. You get a target percentage based on your pay grade.
14) A bonus program based on how our company stock performs relative to our peers.
15) A 401K with relatively good choices (it's at Fidelity) and a company match dollar for dollar up to 6%
16) A pension plan. There are several different plans based on when you were hired and which pre-merger company you were hired with. My plan allows for retirement at age 55 including medical benefits. You can take retirement as a lump sum payment or as an annuity with options for survivor benefits.
17) You can have your cell phone and data plan paid for, but if you do, you are expected to list it in the company directory and to respond to calls and e-mails after hours.
18) Free parking garage with bike racks (It's a suburban office. I bike to work a lot).
19) One hour unpaid time for lunch with flexible timing for most people
20) Offices - most people are in real offices with doors, although people sometimes get put into cube farms for large team projects.
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